diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index 7b45a293f5ec..8a43ecd0d6e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int xl_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* These MUST be on 8 byte boundaries */
 	xl_priv->xl_tx_ring = kzalloc((sizeof(struct xl_tx_desc) * XL_TX_RING_SIZE) + 7, GFP_DMA | GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (xl_priv->xl_tx_ring == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Not enough memory to allocate rx buffers.\n",
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Not enough memory to allocate tx buffers.\n",
 				     dev->name);
 		free_irq(dev->irq,dev);
 		return -ENOMEM;